Industries › NAICS 112
Animal Production and Aquaculture
NAICS subsector 112. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Animal Production and Aquaculture (NAICS 112) accounts for 2,725 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.4% of all inspections, with $8.3M in current penalties ($3,039 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 1,287, with $14M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 179 labor condition applications and 1,458 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
1,373 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, above the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 3.4 (quartiles 0.0–7.2).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 112 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $3,039 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| OAR | — | 389 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 294 |
| 1928.57 | Guarding of farm field equipment | 208 |
| 5(a)(1) | General Duty Clause | 150 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 118 |
| 3395(I) | — | 91 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 72 |
| 1904.39 | Reporting fatalities and severe injuries to OSHA | 69 |
| 3203(A) | — | 65 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 56 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Poultry Farms | Livingston | 93 |
| Wayne Farms | Decatur | 22 |
| Pitman Family Farms | Kerman | 20 |
| Daybreak Foods | Eagle Grove | 13 |
| Herbrucks Poultry Ranch | Saranac | 13 |
| Mountaire Farms Inc. | Millsboro | 12 |
| Prairie Farms Dairy | Battle Creek | 12 |
| Taylor Shellfish Company, Inc | Shelton | 12 |
| Cooper Farms | Ft. Recovery | 10 |
| Foster Dairy Farms | Hickman | 10 |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc | Barron | 10 |
| Perdue Foods LLC | Perry | 10 |
| Sanderson Farms, LLC | Bryan | 10 |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | Dade City | 9 |
| National Food Corporation | Lind | 9 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | Humboldt | 9 |
| Central Valley Eggs | Wasco | 8 |
| Fremont Farms of Iowa LLP | Malcom | 8 |
| Rose Acre Farms Inc | Guthrie Center | 8 |
| Amick Farms, LLC | Hurlock | 7 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 1,199 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 1,373 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,574 | 82,172 | 4,560 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 1,564 | 90,188 | 4,510 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 1,373 | 92,295 | 3,656 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 18,531 | $7.8M |
| H-2A provisions | 8,232 | $3.6M |
| H-2B provisions | 1,164 | $1.3M |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 589 | $979K |
| Service Contract Act | 117 | $111K |
| H-1B provisions | 11 | $84K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 26,115 | $21K |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 204 | $0 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 18 | $0 |
| OSHA provisions enforced by WHD | 12 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| National Food Corporation | Lind | $435,069 |
| Ballard Fish & Oyster Company LLC | Cape Charles | $143,374 |
| J-Six Enterprises, LLC | Greenleaf | $142,723 |
| Adams Land and Cattle, LLC. | Broken Bow | $127,615 |
| Jubilee Farms | Indianola | $87,621 |
| Riedstra Dairy | Mendon | $54,414 |
| Western Range Association | Salt Lake City | $33,528 |
| Sunrise Acres, Inc. | Hudsonville | $33,041 |
| Reicks View Farms | Lawler | $28,599 |
| Lincoln County Feedyard LLC | Stapleton | $28,406 |
| The Stachowski Farm | San Marcos | $22,967 |
| T & K Feeds, Inc. | Maricopa | $22,411 |
| Case Farms | Goldsboro | $13,430 |
| Murphy Family Ventures LLC | Sheldon | $12,737 |
| Murray McMurray Hatchery | Webster City | $11,057 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Primate Products, LLC | Immokalee | 13 |
| Riverview, LLP | Morris | 13 |
| Country View Family Farms, LLC | Middletown | 12 |
| Vytelle, LLC | Lenexa | 10 |
| Atlantic Sapphire USA LLC | Homestead | 9 |
| Prairie View, Inc. | Newton | 8 |
| Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. | Garden City | 4 |
| Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. | Sleepy Eye | 3 |
| DC Organic Farm LLC | Clarksburg | 3 |
| Aurora Organic Farms, Inc. | Boulder | 2 |
| Brazos Valley Stallion Station, LP | Stephenville | 2 |
| Country Dairy, Inc | New Era | 2 |
| Genetech Animal Reproduction LLC | Purcell | 2 |
| Hubbard, LLC | Walpole | 2 |
| Pitman Farms Inc | Moroni | 2 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Animal Production and Aquaculture have the most OSHA inspections?
Foster Poultry Farms (93), Wayne Farms (22), Pitman Family Farms (20)
What is the injury rate in Animal Production and Aquaculture?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 4.6 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 3.4 with quartiles 0.0 to 7.2.
How many H-1B applications come from Animal Production and Aquaculture?
179 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 1,458 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Animal Production and Aquaculture?
$13,851,122 agreed to pay across 1,287 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.